Jackson Browne

“Did you see Maroon 5 on ‘Saturday Night Live’?” Jeff Ament asked the other day. The Pearl Jam bassist wasn’t looking for an opinion on Maroon 5’s performance last weekend; instead, he was sharing his incredulity over the L.A. group’s all-orange wardrobe — the same look Ament has been going for in RNDM, his new power trio with singer-guitarist Joseph Arthur and drummer Richard Stuverud. “I wouldn’t have cared if they were good,” he went on. “But the song [wasn't good].”

Ament can rest easy: Beyond that shared color choice, RNDM stands little chance of being confused with Maroon 5. On “Acts,” its recently released debut, the band...

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